Nonthaburi, Deputy Director-General of the Department of Foreign Trade revealed that he is working hand in hand with the Department of Internal Trade and related agencies to seriously clean up the process of smuggling low-quality cassava overflowing …

MANILA: World’s No. 2 pole vaulter Ernest John “EJ” Obiena is among the 10 candidates in the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) Athletes Commission elections to be held on Jan. 27 at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum in Malate, Manila.

Obiena competed in t…

MAMBURAO: Municipal authorities here have started setting up meat inspection checkpoints, among other quarantine measures within their jurisdictions, a day after Monday’s announcement by the provincial governor of an African swine fever (ASF) outbreak…

MANILA: Senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs) will soon receive a 20-percent discount on the use of expressways and skyways in Metro Manila, southern Luzon, and northern Luzon, an official of the San Miguel Corp. (SMC) said on Tuesday.
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CEBU: A kilo of suspected shabu, estimated at PHP6.8 million, was seized from a convicted felon, who has become a ‘big fish’ in the illegal drug trade in Central Visayas, during a sting operation Monday night.

Authorities arrested Harold Domen Yu, 41…

LUCENA CITY: The municipal government of Sariaya in this province aspires to turn the town into a city by 2025, emboldened by recent economic expansion spurred by recent investments.

During the ‘Gilas Diyaologo’ forum with journalists, Mayor Marcelo …

MANILA: The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved on third and final reading the proposed Philippine Self-Reliant Defense Posture Program which will serve as the government’s tool to develop the country’s national defense industry.

House Bill …

MANILA: The House of Representatives on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved on third and final reading a measure prohibiting the development, production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons.

With 197 affirmative votes, zero negative vote, and no abst…